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SEAFORTH, Friday, May 31, 1935.
Rain • Is Needed
•The country looks pretty well,
thank you. But it needs rain and
needs it badly.
This is the end of May and the
leaves on the trees are not more than
half out. There has been no real
growth on the land yet, although the
spring crops, the pastures and the
hay are all ready and waiting.
May has been a cold month. Last
week there was frost every night.
There has been much wind from the
north, and north winds are not south
' winds. •They don't work on the land
the same.
But the seeding is all done, even
the potatoes. Just the corn now, and
even some of it is in.
And it all _givesgreat promise, in-
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eluding the fall wheat. Just some
rain and some warm weather now—
• please!:
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An Expensive Act
The Stratford Beacon -Herald says:
"Trouble is, it always costs so much
to do things. From October, 1934,
to the end of April 'in 1935, the sum
of $269,000 was paid to cover cost of
operating' the Farmers' Creditors Ar-
rangement Act, and that sum in-
cludes not a dollar of the loaned
money."
The Farmers' Creditors Act was
an act passed by the Dominion ,Gov-
ernment in 1934 and came into ef-
fect in October of last year.'"`
• The intention of the Act was to
make possible the cutting of interest
rates on farm mor.. -gages down to
the- level of the reduced incomes of
the farmers, and also to make it pos-
ible for a farmer who purchased a
farm at boom prices and gave a
mortgage on the same, to make a re-
adjustment of that mortgage when
at present it represents considerably
more than the actual value of the
farm to -day.
The intention of the law -makers
wz:s, no doubt, good. But like a good
many other good intentions, they
have never been fulfilled.
In fact the Farmers' Creditors Act
has entailed hardship and loss upon
both the owners of the mortgages
and on the farmers upon whose lands
these mortgages were placed.
There have been instances—far
too many of them—where holders of
mortgages have lost from one to
three and in Some' cases as much as
five years' back interest, and by way
of rubbing it in, have lost consider -4'
able of their principal as well. All
at the whim or decision of some gov-
ernment official who is intrusted with
• the administration of the Act.
And the farmer will be an equal,
and in time, a greater loser by the
Act. No matter how honest his in-
tentions may have been in seeking
readjustment, and honesty has not
by any means characterized them all,
he is going to find that he has lost
• his credit.
After' repudiating debts of from
one to three or four or five years'
Standing, no matter how unjust he
may have -considered them, or they
may actually have been, what merch-
ant, Manufacturer, banker or priv-
ate individtial is going to extend him.
Credit• again,' on his promise to pay
•In one tothree or four or five years'
tithe to• dome,
11 the 'Fanners' Creditors
ent, Act ,hgs aecoittplished
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10 a t•
to clot% is to make confusion worse
cox and to make both =A-
i ga,gee and mortgagor a'Aike suffer.
All of course, aside from the fact
that it has provided some fat gov-
ernment jobs for an ever increasing
number of lucky officials, who in
three parts of a year have been paid
$269,000 of the taxpayers' money to
administer it.
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Will Mr. Bennett Stay or Go?
That is the question uppermost -in
the minds of the members at Ottawa'
and in the minds of the politicians
the country over. It is a seething
question and until it is settled, there
will not be many peaceful moments
in either camp.
Mr. Bennett's health is improving,
but the progress is not as rapid as he
could wish, nor is it likely to be in-
creased by the responsibilities of of-
fice. Mr. Bennett regards his re-
sponsibilities seriously; he will not
shirk what he considers to be his
duty.' He has always been a worker,
and he has never spared himself.
If his strength which he is now
ptitting to the test, will not stand the
strain, Mr. Bennett will relinquish
the Premiership and the leadership
of his party.
What 'then? Choosing a new
party leader, at any time, is a ser-
ious undertaking. Choosing a new
• leader immediately preceding a gen-
eral election is a dangerous under-
taking, even when it becbmes a ne-
cessity, unless there is one outstand-
ing man in that party, one who out-
shines all others.
Unfortunately for the Conserva-
•tive party, at this time, Mr. Bennett
is the one outstanding figure. Of
course there are lesser lights. But,
unfortunately again, they are only
lesser lights; and, perhaps, there are
too many. Each light has his follow-
ing whic4i means division in the
ranks.
There is one exception. The pres-
ent Minister of Finance, Hon, Mr.
Rhodes, is not only outstanding in his
party, but he is an exceedingly able
man and one that would command
respect in the country. But Mr.
Rhodes is not an aspirant for the
leadership. It is even doubtful if he
could be persuaded to accept the
leadership of his party and even more
doubtful if his health would permit
of his being able to carry out the
heavy duties and responsibilities
which leadership would entail of
him, even if he did decide to accept
that office.
The other names most prominent-
ly mentioned are Senator Meighen,
• Hon. H. H. Steyens, Hon. Dr. Manion
and Hon. Mr. Gordon. All good men
and true to party.
Of these, no doubt Mr. Meighen
is the most able. In fact, he is one
of the most able men Canada has eV-
er produced, but unfortunately for
his party, he is.not a politician in the
real meaning of that term. He has
led his party to the country before,
and that party has not yet forgotten
with what disastrous' results.
The name of Mr. Stevens has be-
come a household word in Canada.
But where least known he seems to
be most popular. It is said that no
member of Parliament or no Cabinet
would choose him as their leader.
Why?
Dr. Manion is well known in the
country, and although now' a strong
Conservative, he was first elected to
Parliament as a Liberal. That fact
alone does not tend to increase his
strength with the old guard of his
new party. He might hop again and
carry much ammunition away with
him. Besides, it is said that his' na-
ture is a little impetuous, and his
manners a little too rough to make
a successful leader.
Mr. Gordon is well ;known and well
liked by all members and ministers
in the House of -Commons, but his
light does not shine beyond that re-
stricted' sphere. Outside of his own
constituency, he is not knoWn in the
country at all. And that is a most
necessary qualification to consider in
selecting a leader, particularly be-
fore a general election.
That is the political situation as
Ottawa -sees it. If Mr. Bennett is
able to stay, undoubtedly he will. If
not—well, we will see what we will
•see.
tut why should we' worry any-
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Jorder,esting item picked from
The Expositer Of. fifty and
• twenty-five years ago.
From The Huron Expositor of
June 3, 1910
tDr. Field has sold his dental prac-
tice in Brussels to Dr. Hamilton and
will move to Owen Sound.
14, few 'weeks ago John Stirling, of
Clinton, found a wild goose egg. He
placed it under a hen and now he
has a small gosling making itself
at home with the chickens.
'Albert Griest, a brother-in-law of
Mr. W. R. Smith. Seaforth, who con-
ducts a grocery store at Lansing,
Mich., caught a tarantulla, it being
three inches long.
JP/fr. C. Taman, Blyth, left for Kin-
cardine on Monday, where he has se-
cured 'a position in the furniture fac-
tory. He will also pitch for the base-
ball team.
The 'new Mennonite church which
is •being built in Zurich is of cement
blocks and when completed will be a
very handsome and commodious edi-
fice.
. Mrs. Isaac Jarrott of Kipper: and
:Mrs. William Sproat of the 3rd con-
cession of Tuokersmith, left this week
'for the West.
Mr. William Oliver 'of Grand Bend
and his gang of men 'have built a
cement sidewalk from .Mr. Bremner's
hotel as far as Mr. Amos' store.
Miss Turnbull of the Thames Road
died very suddenly on Wednesday at
the early age of 19 years.
Mrs. John Hankin of Lumley met
with a somewhat •serious mishap a
few days ago. :Sihe was knocked down
and trampled on by a caw.
Dr. J. A. McTaggart of Exeter has
successfully passed his final denta
examination and will commence the
practice of his profession in Blyth.
Thq cement walks are •being laid
at the entrance of the new public
library in Brussels.
Mr, Alex. Mustard had a large
staff of men employed in tearing down
the old cheese factory in Brucefield
on Saturday of last week.
The old- rivals, the Berlin •Rangers
and the Hurons, played a W. F. A.
match on the recreation grounds,
•Seaforth,. on Tuesday evening. The
final score was 1 to 0 in favor of t'he
Hurons. The line-up 'was as"follows
Goal. A. Westeott; backs, 0. Van Eg
mond and R. Sproat; half 'backs, J.
Robinson, W. 'McKay and R. Reid;
centre, J. Sproat; right' wing, J. Me -
Kay and D. Reid; left wing, B. Arch-
ibald and J. Love. Mr. Frank Sills
acted as referee.
Mr. Will Hays of Regina, son of
the late Thos. E. Hays, 'Seaforth, sang
the leading tenor part in the produc-
tion .of "Joan of Arc" in a contest
held in •Saekatoon.
Riablert; Devereaux, who has
carried on the blacksmithing business
for some years. has taken into part-
nership his cousin, Mr. Frank Dev
ereaux.
Mr. W. A. iPic,kard hasdisposed of
his comfortable cottage on God.erich
Street to Mr. Thomas Daly.
Mr. Thomas Beattie, of Walton, de
livered a handsome new buggy to Dr.
H. H. Ross this week.
IMr. W. H. Robinson, district agent'
of the London _Life Insurance Co.
has been given a larger field and will
have his headquarters in London.
On Sunday he last 'service was held
in Bethseda -Church, Usborne Twp.,
on the 2nd concession. The sermon
was preached by Rev. E. A. Fear of
Exeter.
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From The Huron Expositor of
June 5, 1885
aVir. -James Thompson has rented
his mills in Bayfield to Mr. Thomas
Vanstone and intends removing to
Kincardine.
The contract for the new Presby-
terian Church in Dungannon has
been awarded to Messrs. Henderson
„and Breckinridge of Lecknow. The
corner stone will be laid on Dominion
Day, when a grand picnic will be
held.
One day recently a child living with
Mr.S. Hogarth of Stephen, had a
narrow escape from having her nose
taken off. She was 'teasing the dog
and it snapped at her. inflicting two
ugly wounds upon her nose.
There was a ivery large barn rais-
ing at Mr.' Dan Shanahan's in Hullett
last Friday, both as regards the barn
and the number present.
'Mr. James Campbell of the Bron-
son Line, Stanley, met with a very
painful accident when a large stone
rolled on him, pining him down in a
hole he had made to put the stone in.
We learn that Mrs. John Jarrott,
of near Hillsgreen, sheared 20 sheep
in 61/2 hours.
iMr. Pro-udfoot, surveyor of Clin-
ton, and another man had an unpleas-
ant adeenture in this town. They
were driving s•outh. and when oppos-
ite the hydrant at Van Egmond's
Mills, the horse frightened and bolted
to the side of the road. They were
both thrown out' and slightly injur-
Mr. Hector Cowen, son of Mr. Jno.
Cdwanl, of tMeKillop. who recently
passed his examinations 'before the.
Law Society of Toronto, has located
for the •practiae of his 'profession at
Paisley.
Mr. John Hugirl has rented his
ferm to his son and now occupies the
residence on John oStreet, Seaforth,
which he recently purchased from
Mr. Brett. •
From the first of June last year to
March 1st this year, MT, Andrew .Cal-
der, Seaforth, netted the sum of $108
from his Ayrshire cow.
Mr. W. Rathwell of the Goshen Line
died on Saturday and was buried- on
Monday at Hayfield. He was one of
the •pioneers of this district.
Mr. George MeGonigle, of the 4th
Concession, Tuokersmibh, has
a colt sired krst imported "Welcome."
which when three weeks old, measter-
ed-'4 feet 0 inches, in height; girth, 4
feet 5 inches.
We learn that Mr. James Hess of
Zurich has gone to New, Hamburg to
purchase a new pipe organ for the
Lutheran :Church. •
There are Only •two, vacant &Wel-
line in the prosperous village of
Belgrave.
The Queen's hirtfitclaY of fifty Iwo
ago? I as fax asiSea,forth was con;
eerned, there was little stir. The
24th fell on a Sunday in that year
and the holiday was observed the
following day. But to 'the volunteers
of Ontario whin were engaged at that
tines in the North West Rebellions
the day was a Momentous one. Louis
iniel had that morning been handed
to the Mounted Police.
"Two histomical (bulletorts must have
laeen posted that Sunday," says Fred
smiting recently in the Mai
and Empire. "One would haVe told
that Louis Riel had 'that day been
handed over to 'the Mounted Police
at Regina by Captain Young and
surely evoked sighs of thanks that he
'had been got out of the way and
•co.uld do 'no further 'trouble: The
,ether would have told of the near
approach bf General lariddleton and
his advance force to Battl•eford. As
a matter ,of fact it as 8 p.m.,
western time, when the general ar-
rived at .the first eapithl of the
Territories. With him came "A"
Batibery and the Midlands; the Gren-
adiers and the 90th followed in later
boats from Prince Albert, where they
'had sports on Saturday. the 23rd.
'"Judging from diaries and news-
paper reports the accession to the
Battleford gat -risen did not promote
'harmony. Some of the Midlanders
boasted a good deal (rightfully from
their point of !view) as to what they
had done at Batoche, but when the
Grenadiers came up there was more
lack of harmony. The Toronto men
insisted on their share of the credit
for the famous charge on the rebels
at Batoche, and many and long and
heated were the arguments. Gonda -
tions were not im.mieve/d when some
of the.,more boastful of the .Batoche
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fares( essayed to hointaa.t4e.-work
tof the Queens Own IC* Ifenifee so
that it as no wonder that slemettintea
itemisers :get frayed,
"Monday, the 25th, saw a division,
al parade of the two coriRmas.
isalvio.of artillery and Made joie were
fine fell:awed by a rowels past. The
ceremony, osing ntsany 'tune, was.
most impressive to the people at
Battleford, especially to the half-
breedwho were awning in to sur-
render. Some of the latter told their
side of the fight at Out Knife and
it was quite apparent that Colonel
Otter's column had a very narrow
escape from disaster. At one time
ploundmaker's force had the volun-
teers completely surrounded, and NT.
Delamere, in his diary, expresses the.
view that disaster was averbed by a
curious circumstance. Riel had sent
acrd that "the Yankees" were on
their way 'to help fight the Canadians
and when the Indians saw the dark
tunics of the Queen's Own the'
thought they were "the Yankees" and
would tun' Idle the red coats when
the firing bean. Their illusion was
soon dispelled and so rapid ' was the
fire of the men in the dark tunics
that the Indian marksmen had no
time to reload or to aim properly.
• "Ln 'the evening there, was a gen-
eral singsong and better feeling pre-
vailed between the members of the
two columns, while the French half-
breed women and children. who had
come in with their men to surrender,
stood around open-eyed at the jollity.
And night 'came with the intimation
that the morrow would see the sur-
render of Poundmaker and hid braves,
so that the soldiers could dream of
home and hope for an early return
there."
JUST A SMILE OR TWO
"It's very strange how some peo-
ple manage to get along without any
tools. .V4y.„-enr new neighbors hav-
en't a lawn mower, stepladder or a
hose."
"How do you know they haven't?"
"Because after they moved in I
tried to 'borrow them."
"And now,", asked the teacher, "if
I were to -be flogged, what sort of
punishment would that be?"
;Corporal punishmentsir," replied
one of the boys.
"And if 1 were to be beheaded?"
"Oh, that 'woulcl be capital!" cried
a chorus of voices.
:SUNDAY AFTERNOON •
• (By Isabel Harailiton, Goderich, Ont..)
To -day on weary nations
The heavenly manna falls;
To holy convocations
The silver trumpet calls,
(Where gospel light is glowing
With pure and radiant beams,
And living waters flowing
With soul -refreshing streams.
'New graces ever gaining
From Ithis our day of rest,
We reach the.reet remaining
To spirits of the :blest.
To Hely Ghost be praises,
To Father and to Son;
The Church her voice upraises
To Thee, blest Thee on One.
Amen.
'C. Wordsworth.
S. S. LESSON FOR JUNE 2nd, 1935
Lesson Topic—Our Day of Worship..
Lesson Passage—Psalm 100; John 4:
-20-24; Colossians 3:15-17.
Golden Text—John 4:24.
Psalm 100.
Dr. 'MacLaren in his "Book of
Psalms" has the following to say of
this one. Verse•1 consists of but a
single clause, and it is like the signal
blast of a truropet—"Make a joyful
noise unto the Lord, all ye lands."
This is extended on into verse 24—
"Setve the Lord with gladness: come
before His presence with singing."
The service here enjoined is that of
worship in the Temple. All men are
called and welcomed to the Sanctu-
ary. There is no more a Court of
the Gentiles. Universality and glad-
ness are seen in both this verse and
verse 4. And the reason for the
world's gladness is given in verse 3
—"Know ye that the Lord he is God;
it is he that hath made us, and not
we ourselves; we are His people and
the sheep of His pasture."
4Tor the Lord is good; His mercy
is everlasting; and His truth endurs
eth to all generations." Therefore,
all the world has an interest in Je-
hovah's royalty; and should. and one
day shall compass His throne with
joyful homage, and 'obey His behests
with willing service.
John 4:20-24.
When it dawned on the mind of
the Samaritan woman that the weary
man asking her for a drink of wa-
ter, was a 'prophet, she at once made
use of her opportunity to get some
information on a disputed question—
whese ought men to worship? From
where Jesus sat on the well, He could
see the ruins of the oldest shrine in
the world for local worship. The
woman said to 'Him: "Our 'fathers
worshipped in this mountain"—Ger-
izion, where the ruins of the temple
still abide—"and ye say.that in Jer-
usalem is the ,place where men ought
to worship."
Verses 21-24'.
The spiritual 'nature of God and
• His worship. Christ did not say to
the woman that either Samaritans or
Jews were excluaively right in their
preference of one Iptal shrine or place
of sacrificial worship; but He de-
-vela -red the sublime truth that the
worship of the Father would' soon
prove itself to be independent of teeth
alike and of all the limitations of
place and Ceremony. Every place
would be as sacred and as hallowed
as those notable shrine, when the
full character and real nature Of the
,object ef warship became fully
known. •
Coloasians 3:15-17.
rm this chapter Paul deals with the
bidden lite! 1i eoneeption of the
'.0hurch is that rit is risen with Christ;
it is the very bOdy of Ohriet. The
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,Cht.rch is the 'Lamb's Le'de. He ad
monishes those. to whom He is writ-
ing to seek those" things are above.
What are they that is he glory .of ir,
that they eanrot !C ca:alogued. Yet
they cannot be mistaken. Every soul
knows what it is to aspire, to breathe
up, to desire things that lie beyond
the„yis•ual line. Who gives us 'ass.in-
ance that there are such things?
The assurance is in the heart itself;
the heart is every sense its own the-
ologian and its own philosopher, and
its own adventurer. You cannot keep
the heart at home. you cannot find
the heart really satisfied with the
whole' earth; when 'it has 'taken. in
the very last inch of the globe, it
says: There is another 'country, name
it how you will; I want it all, and
until I get it I cannot know the bles-
sing of contentment. ' When Paul
wrote his theology such as we are
reading in this epistle, he only wrote
it because he loved it; when Paul
wrote he dipped his pen in the ink-
horn of his heart. In the verses as-
signed for the last part of to -day's
lesson Paul outlines his idea of the
Church. He would have a singing
Church, a Bible reading and Bible -
loving Church—"tet the . word of
Christ dwell in you richly in all wis-
dom: teaching and adrmonishing, one
another in psalms and' hymns and
spiritual songs, singing with grace
in your hearts to the Lord."—(Froin
Parker's People's Bible).
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WORLD MISSIONS
When we leave people without the
church they soon learn to do without
it. They fill their Sundays and their
lives with other things. If we want
to keep men and women true to the
church and the things for which she
stands we must go to them with the
Gospel now—when they are lonely,'
when they are in distress, when they
are ready to appreciate our ministry.
With the Indians
In June of this year at the Coqu-
aleetza Indian Residential School at
Sardis, B.C., 43 of the older boys and
girls were received by Confession of
Faith into full communion with the
church. They came from all po ts
on the British 'Columbia coast and
from five or six different linen tic
tribes, wlhose languages differed as
widely as Latin. Hebrerw and Eg
tian. Dr. Raley, who is retiring af-
ter twenty years as Prdneipal, has
had the privilege Of preparing a com-
municants' class of this kind every
year.
Amid New Canadians
fln. one (of the small towns in Al-
berta where the population is large-
ly non -Anglo -Saxony a successful at-
tempt has been' made to unite the
whole community in a common /servite
of worship. Even in opposition -4sS'
the advice of the leading Anglo-Sax-
on of the town a Ukranian minister
was appointed to minister to both
sections, IlIs work has proved so
successful that this man who was
sure it would prove a failure now
gladly admits that he was wrong and
commends the action of the Presfby-
tery most highly. The community
has never known better attended or
more enthusiastic services and there
lieve grown up a sympathy and an
understanding which unite the' people
in all efforts for the 'welfare el the
town. The thing 'which so often is
pronounced impossible is, proving a
great sweets, ehoWing that Ohrikian
fellowship is not determined by race
�r ereed.
TRANI'S,OFFICER''.'2'. •
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Kitchener, Mair25e 103.5,
The Editor, The 'Huron Expealtor:
Poo, Please permit , .rne,
through Space in. your valuable paper,
to se..Y:a word of appreciation to the
Traffic ;Offiger whose duty it is to•
patrol the:.highway, apparently,
tweet 'S.eafottla and Mitchell. -•
Last evening:. May 24th, this .gese,
tlehlaTA had occasion to atop me faki
a few miles outside of Seaforth for
exceeding. the 'highway speed limit.
"Since this was my fits. ,experienoe O'f
this kW I "laterally •exec,cted. to re-
ceive rather severe treatment — one
rather expects that' fromthe man
whd rides the highway on patrole-i
but instead I was :greeted ,with . a
kindly Syne, a pleasant 'Meaner and
an e.xtremeiy polite warning. ( That
warning did me far more good than
five "tiekets" could have done and
for the rest of my journey I ponder-
ed over that Officer's conduct.
It is encouraging to note that at
least one Traffic Officer (and I hope
many mor() has intelligence enough
to realize that the.. average citizen
doe.s not desire to break rules, orethe
law, but that he, on account of the
efficiency in building, cars' to -day for
ease and speed, rather thoughtlessly
drives pleasantly along the highways
of oar splendid country.
So, to•• this gentleman of the high-
way, let me say "Thank you" for your
warning and your 'pleasantness of
manner. You di d your "good deed
for the day" in adding pleasure, ra-
ther than the opposite, to what had
been a very pleasant .- holiday.
Yours very truly,.
A KITCHENER MOTORIST.
Seen in the
County Papers
Graduated Wednesday
Miss Isabel tiggart, onlay daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Biggart, of
town, graduated in the Toronto Gen-.
eral Hospital Wednesday evening..
Mr. and 11/rs. Biggest and Mr. "and
Mrs. Frank Glew are spending a
couple of days in Toronto, going down
to attend the graduation exercises.—
Clinton News -Record.
At Stratford Music Festival
• At the music festival held recently
at. Stratford, Miss, Jean Phillips of
Blyth won the gold medal in the
piano class under 12 years; Helen
Shaw of Blyth took third place in
the piano class under 16 years, and
C. L. Cullimore of Lueknow won the
:silver medal in the tenor solo class.
All three successful contestants are
pupils of Mr. A. E. Cook, _Blythe--
Goderich
Sells Nine Head Of Cattle
1Mr. Hugh Hill, president of the
Guernsey 'Cattle Breeders' Associae.
lion and one of the best known breed-
ers in the country, disposed of fl
head of his cows to James A. Tel-
ford on Monday. Mr. Hill received
a satisfactory price for the stock, re-
porting that, while cattle prices have
not improved as much as has beef.
an improvement is noted. Mr. Telfer
is a pioneer breeder of Guernseys ina
Canada.—Gederich Star.
Three -Cornered Contest in Grer‘Bruce•
Dr. L. G. Campbell, of Markdaler
was chosen Conservative candidate.
for the 'Federal House by Grey-Bruee'
Conservatives last week. He will op-
pose iMis,s Agnes C. "MaciPhail, M.P.,.
for South East Grey and Dr. W. A.
Hall, M.P., for South Bruce. Redis-
tribution alters the riding boundar-
ies. Dr. .Campbell has twice previ-
ously Opposed Miss Macphail but this
will 'be the first three -cornered con-
test in fourteen years, — Winghain
Advance -Times. • •
Death of J. 'Ransford
On Tuesday afternoon the death oc-
curred of one of the oldest and until'
the frailties of the flesh confined him
to his home, one of the best known.
men on the streets of Clinton, in 'the
person of John Ransford. Anyone
who was at all acquainted with Clin-
ton could not fail to know John
Ransford. Mr. Ransford was born
October 22, 1848, in Cheyne Bow,
Chelsea, London. England. He came
to Canada as a young man, where his
father, the late ,Henry Ransford, had
taken up large tracts of Canada Com-
pany land. The second salt well' to
be opened in Canada was opened at
Stapleton by Mr. Ransford in 1867,
and a saw mill was erected where
lumber, hoops, staves and heading
were manufactured for years. The
salt works were in almost continu-
ous operation until .1918. The firm of
R. and J. Ransford was formed on
the death of his father and the
tusineas was later, after the death of
his brother, carried on by John
Ransford. The salt works at Staple-
ton was for years the largest oper-
ated in Canada, at one time coistrola
ling 90 per cent. of the entire trade.
The funeral was held on Thursday
from St. Paul's Church. the pall-
bearers being-I/Vim. Grant, T. E. Liv-
ingstone, Ernest Hovey, R. Johnston;
J. Hillier end Cot Rance. — Clinton
News -Record.
e Dominion Day 'Service at "Alf.
Peoples'. United," 'Sault Ste.. Marie,.
was conducted in five' languages. A.
large' congregation listened most at-
tentively throughout andjoined its
;the service of song with great heart-
in'ess. A number of Ojibway Indians
assisted in the musical program to
the great delight of the (people.
There are forty-two weekly activi-
tieS in Connection with this enter-
prising church, with an enrolment of
eighteen hundred. The membership
is now three hundred and five, in-
cluding ken:teen nationalities. There
are three hundred and fifty in regu-
lar attendance at' the Sunday School.
Here is found one of the finest ex-
a•mples of a real adventure in bro..
therhood and friendship:
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